Bakery on O'Connell — Restaurant in Adelaide

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Death Taxes Bakery on O'Connell being packed to the rafters!

The concept of a 24 hour bakery I find very interesting as a Melbournian, this is a unique concept to Adelaide - this is absolutely fantastic, I don't think we have this back home.

The vibe here is insane (in a great way), it doesn't matter what time you wonder past at night or early hours of the morning, everywhere else on O'Connell Street will be closed except for here with chirpy bakery going night owls inside and out!

The staff are super friendly even though they're under so much pressure with how popular this place is, imagine the chaos of a Wall Street trading house and you have a fair idea of what it's like for the ladies and gents keeping food and beverages up to the night owls! Buy! Buy! Buy! Buy! Buy!!!

If we had an olympic team for hospitality staff, these people are our team representing Australia - they'd be coming back with only gold medals no doubts about it.

Every time I find myself travelling to Adelaide, a pie floater is ALWAYS on the cards here at Bakery on O'Connell, they introduced me to this uniquely South Australian concept and they have won my affection for this culinary delight.

The coffee is great too and they have an absolutely huge range of all types of baked goodies.

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My first visit to Bakery on O'Connell was two months ago when I accompanied my daughter's visiting to Women's and Children's Hospital. I bought a few pieces of cakes / doughnuts as she said she was hungry.

The cakes and doughnuts were all very good, though they were not cheap.

Surprisingly, I was made known for myself during my first visit that this bakery opens 24/7. As a newcomer who has only recently arrived in Adelaide, this finding was really exciting as 24/7 restaurants are not something common, even in big capital cities like Sydney or Melbourne. As far as I know, except those fast food chains, only a few 24/7 restaurants are available:

Sydney: City Extra @ Circular Quay Melbourne: Walkers Doughnuts @ Flinders Street Station and Chapelli's @ Chapel Street

Really happy to see this little quiet city also has 24/7 restaurant like Bakery on O'Connell. Recently, it came to my awareness of two other bakeries, which open 24/7 (i.e. Norwood and Mile End). With these 24/7 restaurants, plus those fast food chains restaurants, I would say their hard works have made this city more livable.

Thank you Bakery on O'Connell. I will definitely visit you guys in the mid-night someday later and see if you guys are really working hard like what your website said....

Yesterday, following a round of disc golf (6am start to beat the heat) a friend took me to the Bakery on O'Connell to introduce me to the much-hyped pie floater. Having lived most of my life in Adelaide I was ashamed to admit I had never tried one. But I had heard good things over the years.

As I awaited my order, I reminisced to several years ago when I attended a regular quiz night over at the Kentish hotel. I would often drop into O'Connell St for a quick savoury snack after work. A single pie by itself would leave me somewhat wanting. On the other hand, both a pie and a pasty together left me feeling uneasy and bloated.

Had only I known! A succulent pie floater solves these problems in one fell swoop. Now while I would not call this an "attractive dish" by any stretch, its appearance belies something greater than the sum of its parts. Firstly, it is the perfect portion for a hungry 30-something year old. Also, where pastries may feel abrasive at times, the pie floater's pea soup serves as a soothing balm throughout your dining experience. Upon penetrating the soup, and upside-down pie awaits you - it is kept warm and will stay crispy if you eat it with haste (as I did).

Thank you for this life-changing experience BoO'C, I...